Paraitinga River

The Paraitinga River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.

Paraitinga River
Paraitinga River is located in Brazil
Paraitinga River
Native nameRio Paraitinga (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSão Paulo state
Mouth 
  location
Paraíba do Sul
  coordinates
23.368°S 45.665°W / -23.368; -45.665

The headwaters are protected by the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[1]

See also

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01


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